Despite spending US$50 million to land one of the most respected coaches in National Hockey League (NHL) history, the Toronto Maple Leafs — an iconic team with abysmal performance — are once again setting fans up for disappointment. If the goal is to increase compensation levels for the fraternity of hockey coaches, then the Leafs have succeeded. But if the objective is to bring the Stanley Cup back to Toronto, the data does not support importing a proven winner. In fact, if Babcock wants to add another Cup to his impressive record, the odds say he should have stayed with the Detroit Red Wings. It is easy to be seduced by the glitter of a Stanley Cup ring and to argue for the proven-winner theory. But as this article explains, the Leafs have had proven winners with former coaches Burke and Carlyle and have failed to achieve the desired results.
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